Welcome to our website. Thank you for your interest in our program.

The faculty, fellows, residents and staff are proud of our heritage in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation here at LSU.  More than a hundred alumni physiatrists practice around the country in clinical, research, leadership and service roles.

We are privileged to serve a very large population at multiple facilities in our community including Medical Center of Louisiana (Charity), Touro Rehabilitation Center, Ochsner Clinic Foundation, Children’s Hospital and Chabert Medical Center.  The diversity of pathology and numbers of patients who provide learning opportunities are incomparable.  The strength and diversity of our faculty is underscored by the representation of subspecialty certification in spinal cord injury medicine, pain medicine, pediatrics, and electrodiagnostic medicine.  Opportunities for service and learning in musculoskeletal management, interventional techniques, electrodiagnosis, neurological, orthopedic, pediatric and post trauma rehabilitation are extensive and beyond those of most other programs.

The excellent collaboration of faculty and residents and emphasis on resident participation in the educational process and selection of their fellow residents has produced a dynamic and ever improving program.  We have consistently been accredited since 1973.  In late 2007 we received another 3-year accreditation by the ACGME.  We have eighteen residents in the residency and 3 fellows in our pain fellowship.  Add to this the charm, excitement and cultural opportunities of New Orleans and the experience is hard to top.  Although the devastation of hurricane Katrina presented formidable challenges, we have rebuilt, are improving, and are better than ever.

Peruse the site, contact our residents, visit the program; or do a rotation with us.  You will be impressed.  Our strong program is getting stronger and we invite you to become a part of it.